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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>Debra L Martin <<a
href="mailto:debra@mit.edu"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:debra@mit.edu">debra@mit.edu</a></a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Thursday, September
3, 2015 at 1:46 PM<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>QUICK
TURNAROUND: Postdocs: 2016 Global Young Scientists Summit,
Singapore<br>
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For Postdocs,</p>
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"<b>Global Young Scientists Summit @ One-North: An
International Meeting of Bright Young Researchers, Nobel
Laureates and Eminent Scientific Leaders"</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>January 17-22, 2016, in Singapore<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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20 eminent science and technology leaders, comprising
Nobel Laureates, Turing Award winners, Millennium
Technology Awardees, and Fields Medalists, will speak at
GYSS 2016. The theme for GYSS 2016 is “<i>Advancing
Science, Creating Technologies for a Better World</i>”,
similar to that of the earlier Summits. </p>
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Please see their website (<a
href="http://www.gyss-one-north.sg/" target="_blank"
style="color: purple;"><span style="color: blue;"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.gyss-one-north.sg">http://www.gyss-one-north.sg</a></span></a>)
and attached pdf file for more details. </p>
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MIT has been asked to nominate <b>a total of five
participants</b> made up of 3 graduate students <b>and 2
postdocs</b> to attend the National Research Foundation
(NRF) of Singapore International Summit:</p>
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<b>NRF will cover all local expenses only; participants or
their research advisors are responsible for airfare</b>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Eligibility</b>:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Full
time PhD student at MIT, or
<b>POSTDOC under age 35</b><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Fields:
Multi-disciplinary (Physics, Chemistry,
Biology/Medicine, Mathematics, Computer Science,
Technology/Engineering); focus is on use-inspired
research to address major global challenges<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Demonstration
of passion and interest in research<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Strong
organizational support, preferably recommendation letter
from academic advisor or supervisor<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Possession
of good English skills for active discussion and
engagement with peers and speakers, demonstrated strong
academic achievement in area of research, assessed
within the top 5-10 percent of cohort<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Must
not have attended previous editions of GYSS</li>
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<b>Application Procedure: </b><span style="font-family:
Palatino;"> Please send the following materials (in 1
pdf file) to
</span><b style="font-family: Palatino;">Corey Schenck, <a
href="mailto:cshenck@mit.edu">
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:cshenck@mit.edu">cshenck@mit.edu</a></a></b><span style="font-family:
Palatino;"> and </span><b style="font-family: Palatino;">Debra
Martin, <a href="mailto:debra@mit.edu" style="color:
rgb(0, 0, 0);">debra@mit.edu</a>, <span
style="font-size: 16px;">by Tuesday, September 15,
2015.</span></b></p>
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<li><font face="Palatino">Cover letter as to why this
opportunity would benefit you</font></li>
<li><font face="Palatino">CV</font></li>
<li><font face="Palatino">Half page research summary</font></li>
<li><font face="Palatino">Letter of recommendation and
support from faculty advisor <b>(please indicate
agreement to pay for airfare and source of funding)</b></font></li>
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<font face="Palatino"> If more than 2 applications are
received, the MIT Selection Committee will choose the 2
postdoc finalists.</font><br>
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<p style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin:
0px;">The selected participants will be contacted by the
GYSS secretariat to complete the registration.
<b>(PLEASE DISREGARD THE NOMINATION SUBMISSION DATE OF
August 31, 2015 deadline as listed in the pdf file. The
deadline has been extended.)</b></p>
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<div>Debra L. Martin, Programs Manager</div>
<div>MIT</div>
<div>Vice President for Research Office, Room 11-268</div>
<div>77 Massachusetts Avenue</div>
<div>Cambridge, MA 02139</div>
<div>617-258-0310</div>
<div><a href="mailto:debra@mit.edu">debra@mit.edu</a></div>
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